I have lived in Colorado for two years now and yesterday I climbed my first 14,000 foot mountain. Mt Bierstadt is one of 53 14,000 foot peaks in the state of Colorado. While this wasn’t the most difficult climb, it got extremely rocky as we got close to the top and the lack of oxygen doesn’t help make things any easier. All in all this made for a very rewarding weekend.
As some of you might have noticed I launched a new website, CardJournalist.com. The hopes is that it will help people understand the world of credit cards a little better. Most importantly we want to show you how you can use travel reward credit cards to be able to travel the US and world for free. Make sure you follow that website’s social media pages.
Other than that I am also giving away a free Money School class from Jean Chatzky. You will have the choice of whichever class you would find the most use out of.
Here are a few of my favorite personal finance articles from the past week.
- Would you sacrifice your relationship to be rich? – Mo Money Mo Houses
- Do you see money through the eyes of the rich or poor? – Frugal Rules
- Should you continue to sponsor a child if you’ve fallen on hard times? – Bible Money Matters
- I’m pretty sure money can buy you happiness – Young Adult Money
- How to Travel in India: Tips from my Husband – Budget Blonde
Wow, that’s very impressive! I just couldn’t imagine being able to climb that tall of a mountain. Maybe I’m just out of shape 🙂 Congrats on your new site.
Thanks Daisy. I am pretty sore today though 🙂
Thanks so much for the mention Sean, I really appreciate it! That sounds like quite the climb, though I imagine it was well worth it in the end!
The view was amazing. You could see forever.
Thanks for the mention! Definitely looking forward to learning how to use credit cards to travel for cheap (or even free).
definitely possible and very enjoyable. 🙂
The hubs is so proud he made it into your round up, haha! Thank you for including us! 🙂
I loved the article because India is on our list of places to go.
Congrats on the new site! Sounds like you had a very busy and exciting weekend. I have never climbed a mountain but hear the experience is very rewarding.
Thanks a lot.
Nice! I’ve lived in Colorado all my life and still haven’t climbed a 14’er. I hear Mt. Bierstadt is a good starting point because it’s not as difficult as say, Longs Peak. I’d like to give it a try so thanks for sharing your experience!
Yeah it if definitely one of the easier ones. The last 500-1000 feet of vertical climb are pretty tough because of the rocky terrain. It’s a great place to start.